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From this reading 1.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I lay and dreamed.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading He stretched his arms, and gently sought To clasp me to his soul; I shrunk away, because I thought He did not know the whole.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I did not love him as I would, Embraces were not meet; I sank before him where he stood, And held and kissed his feet.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He stretched his arms, and gently sought To clasp me to his soul; I shrunk away, because I thought He did not know the whole.
for the reason that
From this reading He stretched his arms, and gently sought To clasp me to his soul; I shrunk away, because I thought He did not know the whole.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I did not love him as I would, Embraces were not meet; I sank before him where he stood, And held and kissed his feet.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The master came In his old woven dress; I stood in joy, and yet in shame, Oppressed with earthliness.
claspverbUS /klæsp/
hold firmly and tightly
From this reading He stretched his arms, and gently sought To clasp me to his soul; I shrunk away, because I thought He did not know the whole.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He stretched his arms, and gently sought To clasp me to his soul; I shrunk away, because I thought He did not know the whole.
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading I lay and dreamed.
put on clothes
From this reading The master came In his old woven dress; I stood in joy, and yet in shame, Oppressed with earthliness.
earthliness
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From this reading The master came In his old woven dress; I stood in joy, and yet in shame, Oppressed with earthliness.
EmbracesnounUS /emˈbreɪsɪz/
plural of “embrace” — the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
From this reading I did not love him as I would, Embraces were not meet; I sank before him where he stood, And held and kissed his feet.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading I did not love him as I would, Embraces were not meet; I sank before him where he stood, And held and kissed his feet.
in a gradual manner
From this reading He stretched his arms, and gently sought To clasp me to his soul; I shrunk away, because I thought He did not know the whole.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stretched his arms, and gently sought To clasp me to his soul; I shrunk away, because I thought He did not know the whole.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading I did not love him as I would, Embraces were not meet; I sank before him where he stood, And held and kissed his feet.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I did not love him as I would, Embraces were not meet; I sank before him where he stood, And held and kissed his feet.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The master came In his old woven dress; I stood in joy, and yet in shame, Oppressed with earthliness.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I lay and dreamed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The master came In his old woven dress; I stood in joy, and yet in shame, Oppressed with earthliness.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading The master came In his old woven dress; I stood in joy, and yet in shame, Oppressed with earthliness.
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading I did not love him as I would, Embraces were not meet; I sank before him where he stood, And held and kissed his feet.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He stretched his arms, and gently sought To clasp me to his soul; I shrunk away, because I thought He did not know the whole.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I lay and dreamed.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading I did not love him as I would, Embraces were not meet; I sank before him where he stood, And held and kissed his feet.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading The master came In his old woven dress; I stood in joy, and yet in shame, Oppressed with earthliness.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He stretched his arms, and gently sought To clasp me to his soul; I shrunk away, because I thought He did not know the whole.
come together
From this reading I did not love him as I would, Embraces were not meet; I sank before him where he stood, And held and kissed his feet.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He stretched his arms, and gently sought To clasp me to his soul; I shrunk away, because I thought He did not know the whole.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The master came In his old woven dress; I stood in joy, and yet in shame, Oppressed with earthliness.
OppressedadjectiveUS /əˈprest/
burdened psychologically or mentally
From this reading The master came In his old woven dress; I stood in joy, and yet in shame, Oppressed with earthliness.
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading I did not love him as I would, Embraces were not meet; I sank before him where he stood, And held and kissed his feet.
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading The master came In his old woven dress; I stood in joy, and yet in shame, Oppressed with earthliness.
shrunkverbUS /ʃrʌŋk/
inflected form of “shrink” — wither, as with a loss of moisture
From this reading He stretched his arms, and gently sought To clasp me to his soul; I shrunk away, because I thought He did not know the whole.
that is looked for
From this reading He stretched his arms, and gently sought To clasp me to his soul; I shrunk away, because I thought He did not know the whole.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading He stretched his arms, and gently sought To clasp me to his soul; I shrunk away, because I thought He did not know the whole.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The master came In his old woven dress; I stood in joy, and yet in shame, Oppressed with earthliness.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading He stretched his arms, and gently sought To clasp me to his soul; I shrunk away, because I thought He did not know the whole.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The master came In his old woven dress; I stood in joy, and yet in shame, Oppressed with earthliness.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He stretched his arms, and gently sought To clasp me to his soul; I shrunk away, because I thought He did not know the whole.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He stretched his arms, and gently sought To clasp me to his soul; I shrunk away, because I thought He did not know the whole.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I did not love him as I would, Embraces were not meet; I sank before him where he stood, And held and kissed his feet.
in or at the place that
From this reading I did not love him as I would, Embraces were not meet; I sank before him where he stood, And held and kissed his feet.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading He stretched his arms, and gently sought To clasp me to his soul; I shrunk away, because I thought He did not know the whole.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The master came In his old woven dress; I stood in joy, and yet in shame, Oppressed with earthliness.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I did not love him as I would, Embraces were not meet; I sank before him where he stood, And held and kissed his feet.
wovenadjectiveUS /ˈwoʊvən/
made or constructed by interlacing threads or strips of material or other elements into a whole
From this reading The master came In his old woven dress; I stood in joy, and yet in shame, Oppressed with earthliness.
but in spite of that
From this reading The master came In his old woven dress; I stood in joy, and yet in shame, Oppressed with earthliness.
